A: Awesome! The 24 Solar Terms were included as an intangible cultural heritage!
厉害了！二十四节气入选非遗了！
(lìhài le！èrshí sì jiéqì rùxuǎn fēiyí le!)
B: Modern people don't really use them much. All I know about them is that they were a reference for ancient people to carry out agricultural activities.
现代人不常用了吧, 我只知道它是古代人从事农活的参考。
(xiàndài rén bù chánɡyònɡ le ba, wǒ zhǐ zhīdào tāshì ɡǔdài rén cónɡshì nónɡhuó de cānkǎo.)
A: They are still worth consulting nowadays! For instance, it usually gets cold after "small snow."
现在也还有参考价值呢！比如"小雪"之后一般都会转冷。
(xiànzài yě háiyǒu cānkǎo jiàzhí ne！bǐrú xiǎoxuě zhīhòu yībān dōuhuì zhuǎnlěnɡ.)
B: So in other words, the solar terms can function as a weather forecast.
这么说它还有天气预报的功能。
(zhème shuō tā háiyǒu tiānqì yùbào de ɡōnɡnénɡ.)[......]

A: That project I've been planning for so long is about to start.
我策划已久的项目马上要启动了。
(wǒ cèhuà yǐjiǔ de xiànɡmù mǎshànɡ yào qǐdònɡ le.)
B: Congratulations. Didn't you say before you were still short some funding? Did you find an investor?
恭喜呀。之前不是说缺第一笔资金？找到投资人啦？
(ɡōnɡxǐ ya. zhīqián bùshì shuō quē dìyī bǐ zījīn？zhǎodào tóuzīrén la?)
A: Nope. I raised it through crowdfunding. At the time I just wanted to try it out, I had no idea I would succeed.
没有, 我是靠众筹筹得的。当时只是想试一试, 没想到竟然成功了。
(méiyǒu, wǒshì kào zhònɡchóu chóudé de. dānɡshí zhǐshì xiǎnɡ shì yī shì, méi xiǎnɡdào jìnɡrán chénɡɡōnɡ le.)
B: That shows that a lot of people are interested in your creativity. I hope this project of yours can succeed in the end.
说明有很多人对你的创意感兴趣。希望你这个项目最后可以成功。
(shuōmínɡ yǒu hěnduō rén duì nǐ de chuànɡyì ɡǎn xìnɡqù. xīwànɡ nǐ zhèɡè xiànɡmù zuìhòu kěyǐ chénɡɡōnɡ.)[......]

A: Lili used her entire salary from this month to refurbish the apartment she is renting.
丽丽把这个月的工资全用在改造她租的房子上了。
(lìlì bǎ zhèɡè yuè de ɡōnɡzī quán yònɡzài ɡǎizào tā zūde fánɡzǐ shànɡ le.)
B: That makes sense. She is a typical empty-nest youth.
可以理解。她是典型的空巢青年。
(kěyǐ lǐjiě. tāshì diǎnxínɡ de kōnɡcháo qīnɡnián.)
A: An empty-nest youth will use their own money to refurbish someone else's home? I don't get it.
空巢青年会花钱改造别人的房子？不明白。
(kōnɡcháo qīnɡnián huì huāqián ɡǎizào biérén de fánɡzǐ? bù mínɡbái.)
B: People who live on their own value their quality of life. They'd rather spend a bit of money than just get by with nothing.
这些独居的人都很重视生活的质量, 宁愿破费些也不愿意将就度日。
(zhèxiē dújū de rén dōuhěn zhònɡshì shēnɡhuó de zhìliànɡ, nìnɡyuàn pòfèi xiē yě bù yuànyì jiānɡjiù dùrì.)[......]

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